Elghadhy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Elghadhy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elghadhy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
England11:55,718,059489,080

Elghadhy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elghadhy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Elghadhy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻇﻲ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elghadhy.

How Common Is The Last Name Elghadhy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elghadhy is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Elghadhy live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

Elghadhy is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 43 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 14 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Elghadhy occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elghady9314/
Elgadhy9312/
Elghadhi88124/
Elgady86146/
Elghadi805,587/
Elgadhi8011/
Elgaedy809/
Elgadeh806/
Elgaidy801/
Elghader7556/
Elghaidi754/
Alghadhi753/
Yolghady751/
Elhgadhi751/
Elgadi7114,693/
Elgada71311/
Algady71243/
Elgedy716/
Alghadieh711/
Elgade711/
Elghaayda711/
Algadhi67718/
Elgadaa67214/
Elgaidi67211/
Elgoday67153/
Alghadi6753/
Yelgadi6725/
Algaedy679/
Elgadje675/
Yelgada674/
Algaidy674/
Elgader672/
Elgadid671/
Elgadgi671/
Ilghadi671/
Elgaddi671/
Alghade671/
Elgodey671/
Elgadie671/
Elgaydi671/
Algadeh671/
Algadey671/
Algehdy671/
Elgayda671/
Elgaedi671/
Elgoudy671/

Elghadhy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elghadhy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻇﻲalqazy71.43
ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻇﻰalqazy14.29
ﺍﻟﻐﺎﻇﻲalghazy14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elghadhy
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